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A stadium is like going to a theatre.
Playing football is like a ballet.
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I think it's...
looking at the way Messi plays,
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looking at the way Messi moves,
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you know, and that's
how we want to do it on stage.
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So we're really inspired by the way
he dances on the pitch.
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He glides so beautifully
that he makes it look easy.
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It's very strategic, it's very clever.
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And I want that type of intellect
to be felt in the show as well.
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My first job was to figure out
what sort of concept could I create
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for a player, a legend like Lionel Messi.
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People are gonna expect you
to talk about his life story,
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and I didn't want to go that route
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because all of that story
is already out there.
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Last season I played a match
and after a few minutes I was injured.
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Now I am so happy to be back.
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They scored five goals
and I hoped to score.
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At the end it was all very nice.
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There were several experienced players,
such as Luis Enrique, Xavi, Márquez...
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That was really good.
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What I ended up coming up with was ten,
I would say skills, that make up
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an icon like Lionel Messi.
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The first one that we wanted to explore
was the art of training.
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Sing when you come out.
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There's an audience now.
Attack that audience when you go there,
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party with them, sing with them,
enjoy it with them.
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Like, if you just do it yourself,
they're not gonna party with you.
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But if you go to them and you're partying,
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they're gonna love it.
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I'm counting to ten.
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The second element was
the art of dribbling.
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The footballers have limits,
but Leo goes beyond all of them.
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Another skill that I wanted to focus on
was the fact that, you know,
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Messi is fast.
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Speed.
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We wanted to really showcase
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what happens when you have
amazing balance like Lionel Messi.
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And what happens when you don't have
balance like Lionel Messi.
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We wanted to do the yin and yang,
the opposite.
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And then, lastly, in the first half,
we focus on strength.
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So that's the first half of the show.
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The second half of the show, we start
with where did all this creativity
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of Messi come from?
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The athlete's confidence.
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So we go back to street football.
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And then, from there,
we go from the past to the future.
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And the future is celebrating:
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How do a lot of people
in today's generation know Messi?
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Through gaming.
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Gaming's huge in the world of football.
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And then we go
into a more poetic part of the show
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where we focus really on what's
really important in Messi's life.
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The fans that support him on the pitch.
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Thank you so much!
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And then there are people that support him
off the pitch, which is his family.
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After this, we're going
to our last two unique strengths,
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I would say, of Messi.
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One, his vision.
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He knows which steps to take
in order to achieve his goal on the pitch.
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And then, from there,
we go into our final celebration,
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which is what everybody loves, you know,
Messi for as well,
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is the amount of goals
that Leo Messi scores.
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-Messi...
-The first one for Barcelona!
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Goal, goal, goal, goal!
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Leo Messi!
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-The shot...
-Messi!
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Goal!
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Welcome to Messi10 by Cirque du Soleil.
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Get ready,
because this is gonna be a kickass show.
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Oh, no, we cannot say "ass."
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Barcelona is the place
that allowed Leo to grow.
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It's the place where he made his career,
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and also, it's a place
where he obtained success.
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So it's a place where I feel
Messi feels invincible.
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Before the interview,
could you sign my face?
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-Where?
-Here, please.
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-Really?
-I'd kill for you!
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How does the world of football
and the world of circus come together?
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The idea, for me,
that sparked this project
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was that football without fans is nothing.
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They cry, they laugh,
they're angry at the players,
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then they love the players straight away.
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Same with the public
of Cirque du Soleil as well.
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I felt like there was something there
that had to be spoken about.
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There's a story there.
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We had to make sure we had this in mind,
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and you had to relate to this,
you had to make sense because of this.
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The god of football!
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We've never done something
with an athlete,
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so it's something
that's completely different for us.
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So it was like, "Okay, it's a challenge."
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But that's what Cirque du Soleil
is all about.
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It's hard to think
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about how the circus is going to give
this twist to football.
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We're basically inspired
from how great he is,
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and how awesome he is
as a football player.
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But we're not...
We are not gonna play a Messi song
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on the show, basically.
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So this is why the approach is different.
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The circus,
with its way of seeing the world...
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A company that changes
the historical paradigm of the circus
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and the circus' natural parameters
with a presenter and language,
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it takes away the narration,
the language, and the animals.
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Imagine that team...
and a guy who changed football.
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People were telling us,
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"He doesn't speak a lot,
he won't give you a lot of comments."
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And, at the same time,
we wanted to get his feedback
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to know if we were going
in a direction that pleased him.
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So we were walking in
not really knowing what to expect.
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We're preparing, basically,
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for the presentation
to the big man himself tomorrow.
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So it's just great to have everybody
in the same room
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so that we're all on the same page.
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Over there you have the first t-shirt,
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where he played the first time
in the national team of Argentina.
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This is the first time that he makes
the first official match with Barça,
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but not being still a professional player.
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Oh, wow.
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And here you have the golden boots.
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Of course, there were jitters and anxiety.
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We are talking about
the most important player of our time.
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With a person like Leo,
who is an innovator and a great artist
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on the football pitch.
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So we're all very happy to be here
and to finally meet you.
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First thing, this is the first time
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we present to someone
who's actually living
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a show that we developed.
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So if sometimes it will be a bit awkward.
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The second thing, this is the concept
of what we want to do.
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It's not the final show,
so things will evolve with time.
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But it's what we--
The essence of what we want to do.
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So one month ago, two months ago,
I met with Rodrigo, Pinto, and PopArt.
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And I said give me one word that,
you know, you want to feel
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when you come to the show.
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We saw hard work, honest,
sacrifice, fans, passion,
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but one thing that kept on coming back
was nothing is impossible in your life.
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I think we were very lucky
because we had someone like Messi,
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who's very busy in his everyday life,
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very open to the project,
very giving to the project.
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And a very honest and humble man.
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Most of the time, obviously,
I wasn't that much looking at Mukhtar,
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I was looking at him
to try to catch his reaction
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and see what he likes,
and what he doesn't like.
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So that was quite interesting to see,
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and start to understand a bit more
about him, so that was good.
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I would like to include my family,
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-how was the journey...
-Excellent.
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That's all important,
we'll pass it on to Mukhtar
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and he'll create something with that.
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Yes, the Muse thing you see, but...
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It is not understood,
half of them understand it,
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but not the other one.
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For me, the more feedback he can give,
the better for me.
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We would love for him to be integrated.
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We had a character in the show
called The Muse.
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And The Muse was a source of inspiration
in Messi's life.
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But this changed,
this idea changed slightly
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the first time that we presented
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the concept to Messi.
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He wanted, in the show,
he wanted us to celebrate his family
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in a unique way.
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He said, "I'm here because of them,
so I want people to know that.
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You know, they've been
a huge support in my life."
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So we had to present to him three times,
I think, the concept three times,
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just to see the innovation of the project,
how the project was growing.
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Today we're going to pass you this
and if you can give us some comments,
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if you saw something you want to change...
No rush, have a look.
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l'll look at it, but the truth is
that I loved everything.
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-I'd like to see it when...
-Sure.
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He wants to see, like, the show.
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I was touched by that,
because he trusts us fully,
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and he wants to be able to be like
a kid in the audience
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that's able to watch something
for the first time.
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Phew. You know, we're not...
we were honoured the first time.
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But the second time was like,
"Wow, you guys nailed it."
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I used to be a choreographer working
in the dance world a lot.
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And the difference now that I have
is the support that you get
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when you work at Cirque
on the production side,
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but also, on the creation side.
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I have communication
with the production team,
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the technical team,
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but also the coaches, the choreographers,
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the head of video, the head of lights.
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Just because the vision
is very, very clear,
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so it's my job to make sure
that everybody is putting what they need
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to make this vision happen.
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I think the first crack
in the creation process
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was when we were looking
at one of the first drawings that I did.
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You know, heightened, or abstract,
or, you know, potentially surreal...
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version of a football kit.
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In some cases, you know,
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I may have drawn seven or eight
different versions for one costume
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before really landing on the version
that finally we're using on the show.
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When we kind of landed on one,
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there's something in it that it seemed
to be radiating the energy
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of the fans in, you know,
in a football stadium.
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When we all saw that it kind of clicked,
you know,
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where we felt that we had started
to find the balance between...
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between a recognizable football kit
and the, you know, our version of it.
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How do I feel?
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I feel quite excited,
and terrified at the same time.
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Oh, my God, so many possibilities.
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So many, but, oh, my God,
how will I choose the good idea?
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So it's a bit, like, super exciting,
but at the same time, it's like,
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"Oh, I want to make the good choice."
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Asian faces are much easier to work on.
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Oh, good.
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Because for us, we always wanted
to put dark colour here.
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-Yes, to make it...
-To have a crease.
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Yes, the crease, like what you have.
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That's funny! That's so funny!
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So the first thought as I begin creation
is, like, makeup that are not,
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let's say, traditionally Cirque.
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And try to find a blend,
a contemporary blend,
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that can have a Cirque touch,
but also, a sport feeling.
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It's just to create, like, looks
that have not been done before.
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When we start, you know,
writing the story,
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when Mukhtar was writing the story,
we didn't want to make a pitch,
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we didn't want to make a square
or rectangular being too literal.
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But at the same time,
we wanted to make a gaming place.
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So it's a mix of what kids
are getting to, you know?
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What kind of information,
what kind of visual
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to the pleasure of being a kid
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and playing in the back streets
with just a ball.
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And with a ball you can do everything.
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So to make it simple.
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So that was the main experience
to go highhanded
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with almost like a video game,
to put the video game down
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and putting the ball on a back alley
of your street, you know,
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and playing football.
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So today we're at Service Vision
in Barcelona, it's a studio.
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We're filming a number of scenes
for the show.
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We'll have some original video content
that we want to work with.
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We need to make sure every single detail
is clear for when Leo gets here.
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We need to make sure that everybody,
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whether you're the director,
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whether you're the runner, whether...
whatever you're doing,
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everybody needs to know
what they're doing,
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just so that when he comes
we can really be as efficient as possible,
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as fast as possible,
but more importantly,
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we need to create the best work
in that time that we have as possible.
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We're doing an incredible 3D scan,
it's like top class technology
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that we're using
to be able to capture Messi in 3D.
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Just to show all the wonders
of Lionel Messi.
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Why is he so fast?
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You know, we're gonna show
what the human eye cannot see.
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So the next step
of the creative process after this
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is we go back to Montreal.
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It's really exciting
because we have, like, three weeks
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before the artists start to come.
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Now we've hired all the artists
for the show.
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All the work, all the real, physical work
starts now as soon as we go back.
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They say good things happen
when they're supposed to happen.
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And when they told me
there would be a Messi show,
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my friends told me,
"You have to go, they will take you."
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I told them, "No, forget it."
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They told me it was in Barcelona
and Argentina,
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and I read the e-mail.
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They invited me to work for them,
and it was like "Wow."
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Wow! I started crying.
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I cried for three minutes in my house
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and I called my mom crying,
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and she thought
something had happened to me.
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I told her I was in the Messi show.
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My family and I, we were so happy,
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and being part of the best circus
in the world, it was like, "Wow."
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Here it is.
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Tomorrow we will take a photo,
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playing with the ball like that.
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Have you ever thought about that?
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Messi10 in the end
means, for me, a life choice.
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How I sleep, what I eat, and how I train.
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It means living here in Montreal,
then living further on tour.
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Being with people
that I haven't been before with.
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Making new friends.
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So it is... it is a beginning
of a new phase of life.
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But I also know that at one point
it will be over.
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Working with a robot makes you realize
that the robot does every time the same,
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because it's just a programmed machine.
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I think some people,
they would break on this.
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For some people, a machine,
it can destroy you,
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because if your ego is too strong,
and you think like,
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"Oh, it's not like this,"
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then you will get hit.
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But if you respect it,
it is a huge benefit for everybody.
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This is what this simply means to me.
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Hello. Good?
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How are you? Good?
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Freestyle means expressing something
with the ball with any body part
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except for with the hands.
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And it's with music,
and you do tricks with your head
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by performing transitions
while you are on your back,
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investigating and creating things
with your body by using a ball.
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Freestyle football is an art.
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And you can express emotion
through this discipline.
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The rope burns, scrapes, hurts...
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It is hard.
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So if you do it,
it means that you really like it.
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You won't use the rope just because,
you will use it because you like it.
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It's an intense performance.
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I can't say too much, but...
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the performance is...
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"power."
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Did you do the back, too?
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I did everything.
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Yeah? Damn. Okay.
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-Fifty Canadian dollars.
-Fifty? Okay.
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My hair used to be here before.
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-Did it, really?
-Yeah.
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I used to have long hair,
braids, everything.
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That's cool.
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One of the most important aspects
when dealing with artists is
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that I'm not on a higher level than them,
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I'm not bigger than them,
or anything like that,
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because, at the end of the day,
we're both trying to create a great show.
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I believe that's the only way
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you can really bring
the best out of people
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is if they want to perform for you.
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You know, it's like with you,
they're really doing this with you.
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Sometimes I forget that I am working
for Cirque du Soleil
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in a building where,
when you stop and look around you,
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you see all of this and the people,
and you are a part of this.
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Sometimes you forget
this is your everyday life, but...
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it is the biggest circus company
in the world, and we are there.
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To really come up with the next thing,
I think that's what Cirque's trying to do
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is we're trying to create trends,
and try to be ahead of the curve.
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In each creation I've done,
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there's always
a couple crazy ideas that...
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we're always wondering if we're
crazy enough to do it, or to try it.
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How can I explain that better?
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They have requests and ideas,
and then we take those,
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and I have a group of project managers
that work with me.
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And we're a team of...
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And we design,
and build to their specifications.
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And then...
so that they can work on stage.
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To me, the most exciting moment
is when we're able to achieve
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one or two of those ideas
and put them on stage for real.
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So, to me, that's one of the thing
that really drives me toward the creation.
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That's the most exciting part for me.
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We made about seven prototypes
and different working mechanisms.
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So it took quite a long time
to figure out the best solution for this,
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but I think we're pretty happy now
with what we came with.
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This is the shell of the ball
that's all 3D printed.
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Inside you have all the structure
of the robot that's all 3D printed also,
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with some metal parts.
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There's a counterweight at the bottom
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that's gonna move left and right,
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so that the ball is gonna move left
and right like this to steer.
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And there's a motor also here
that's gonna drive the ball,
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so that's attached, and it's gonna spin,
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so that's how the ball's gonna move
front and back.
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Messi soccer brings
a whole gambit of balls,
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and then we have a lot of balls
in our show.
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So it's like, "Well,
what are we gonna do with these balls?
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And how are we gonna use them?
And how are we gonna incorporate them?"
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Every engine moves one joint.
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It's basically like your arm.
Your wrist, elbow, shoulder, finger.
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And then, you can tell every engine
how much it moves.
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And within this programmation, I interact.
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And I try to find a way
to make it organic,
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so the machine's not just a machine,
it's a bit of fantasy.
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This is when it's important to be
creative, to be maybe romantic,
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or to be a little bit dreamy.
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How do you get romantic with a robot?
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It's not very romantic, it's quite brutal.
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00:23:40,053 --> 00:23:43,190
I can't tell you about the idea,
I wonder who had that idea.
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We went to Barcelona
to get the actual crowd,
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because I didn't want to use
just a stereo microphone,
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or, you know,
a sound effects lab or anything.
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I wanted to get the real feel.
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And also, because the sound system
has multiple speakers,
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I wanted to put, like, one microphone
to be one speaker,
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so we can really feel
that it's not just one track that you play
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in multiple source.
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So what we did is
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we put 12 microphones
all around the pitch.
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And then we recorded all the cheers,
reaction, Messi's goals, and all that.
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So we all have the recording of this
that we can really use.
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And we recorded properly just for us,
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instead of having just a basic crowd
sound effects that, you know,
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everybody's using somewhere else.
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Cirque is founded on its creativity,
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to allow people to dream,
and to also find new, innovative ways
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to entertain people.
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It's the same with football.
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00:25:03,737 --> 00:25:06,273
Football has the same way
of entertaining people.
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You have to find creative ways
to defeat your opponents.
387
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And Messi, above everyone else,
always finds different ways
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to unlock doors.
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So, for me,
I think the key thing is finding
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what is that thin line of creativity
that merges both worlds together.
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Messi... tries to overcome the obstacle...
he continues and overcomes the second one.
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The goalkeeper...
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Goal, goal, goal, goal!
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The incredible Leo Messi!
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Each one can look at football
like a jazz concert,
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because there is a structural part
and a technical part,
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and then there is improvisation,
which is very important.
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Iniesta was a great improviser
for years,
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and Messi continues to be as well,
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in such a way
that when you least expect it,
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he runs away and plays a "solo."
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00:25:54,888 --> 00:26:00,060
He starts playing in a way
that no one expected,
403
00:26:00,127 --> 00:26:02,029
and every time there is something new.
404
00:26:39,466 --> 00:26:44,171
When we were presented with the project
of Messi, doing a show about Messi,
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obviously, we were quite scared,
406
00:26:45,906 --> 00:26:47,808
because we didn't know
how we could translate
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00:26:47,875 --> 00:26:49,743
football into acrobatics.
408
00:26:49,977 --> 00:26:53,447
So that was a huge challenge,
and a lot of sleepless nights.
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00:26:53,514 --> 00:26:56,984
We came up, too, with a new word,
"acrobatised football."
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So when we came up with this,
411
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it was like, okay,
this kind of opened a little door
412
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that progressively became bigger,
and bigger, and bigger.
413
00:27:04,291 --> 00:27:07,661
And we got more and more confidence
that we could actually do it.
414
00:27:08,262 --> 00:27:13,700
We play football every morning.
Fifteen minutes, it's so fun.
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There were people who had played before,
and others who had never touched a ball.
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00:27:17,771 --> 00:27:21,241
It is incredible to see how the body
of someone who's never played before
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starts moving and discovering things.
418
00:27:37,124 --> 00:27:42,029
To be honest,
I have been watching football games,
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soccer games, I can count it on one hand.
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I even have no idea what an offside is.
421
00:27:57,244 --> 00:28:00,781
I'm not very good at soccer,
so I've got a lot to learn.
422
00:28:07,654 --> 00:28:11,258
You have a lot of artists
who really love what they're doing here.
423
00:28:11,325 --> 00:28:14,127
And it's really funny to see,
when you walk past,
424
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some of them just practicing things
with the balls,
425
00:28:16,830 --> 00:28:19,499
and when they don't have to
'cause it's nothing to do with their act,
426
00:28:19,566 --> 00:28:20,701
but they still do it.
427
00:28:34,515 --> 00:28:36,483
Of course, I'm crazy about football.
428
00:28:36,550 --> 00:28:38,151
That's my job. That's my life.
429
00:28:38,218 --> 00:28:42,422
So I watch football.
I eat football. I drink football.
430
00:28:42,489 --> 00:28:44,558
So yeah, I love football.
431
00:28:51,431 --> 00:28:55,269
My part of the show
not only reflects the child.
432
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No matter if you are man or woman,
you can achieve what you want.
433
00:29:38,545 --> 00:29:42,549
I think there is a lot in common
between professional football players,
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professional acrobats.
435
00:29:44,651 --> 00:29:46,753
Football is a bodily skill.
436
00:29:47,487 --> 00:29:52,492
You need to be strong, agile,
and to be alert and attentive.
437
00:29:52,793 --> 00:29:53,961
That's all part of my discipline.
438
00:29:54,328 --> 00:29:56,296
I believe we share this aspect, right?
439
00:30:05,005 --> 00:30:07,674
Every day we got a lot of frustration.
440
00:30:07,741 --> 00:30:11,411
Every day we think that this dream
is not gonna be possible.
441
00:30:11,478 --> 00:30:13,881
Every day you get people
around you saying,
442
00:30:13,947 --> 00:30:16,116
"Why are you losing your time doing this?"
443
00:30:16,183 --> 00:30:18,585
You're almost in a split,
then you get to the top,
444
00:30:18,652 --> 00:30:21,388
and you split, drop, right?
445
00:30:21,889 --> 00:30:24,191
-One, one, two--
-And then you split.
446
00:30:24,258 --> 00:30:25,692
Okay. Three? Just to...
447
00:30:25,759 --> 00:30:27,661
-Like I need it.
-Okay.
448
00:30:27,728 --> 00:30:32,499
It's about staying focused
on your goal every day,
449
00:30:32,566 --> 00:30:36,370
and make sure that you remember
why you do this,
450
00:30:36,703 --> 00:30:39,273
and why do you work hard on this.
451
00:30:48,348 --> 00:30:50,184
A person continues being an athlete
452
00:30:50,250 --> 00:30:52,219
and has to transform himself
into an artist
453
00:30:52,286 --> 00:30:58,125
that not only has to develop
the athletic aspect, but also the body.
454
00:30:58,192 --> 00:31:00,894
You have to listen carefully to the music.
455
00:31:00,961 --> 00:31:02,996
There's the timing, coordination,
456
00:31:03,063 --> 00:31:04,798
and knowing what your partner will do.
457
00:31:04,865 --> 00:31:06,767
Dance class. Movement class.
458
00:31:06,834 --> 00:31:09,736
Character. Clowning.
You gotta make fun of yourself.
459
00:31:09,803 --> 00:31:12,606
You gotta learn to balance the stage
and be aware of what's around you,
460
00:31:12,673 --> 00:31:14,641
because, you know,
you're on stage, you're not solo.
461
00:31:14,708 --> 00:31:16,243
You're not doing a sport, you know?
462
00:31:16,310 --> 00:31:18,011
Lighting comes in.
There's special effects.
463
00:31:18,078 --> 00:31:20,380
There's traps. There's winches.
There's all this stuff.
464
00:31:20,447 --> 00:31:23,450
So we basically kind of
open their eyes to that.
465
00:31:23,517 --> 00:31:25,652
Or they go, one, two, three, four.
466
00:31:25,719 --> 00:31:28,789
Five, six, seven, eight.
Two, two, three, four.
467
00:31:28,856 --> 00:31:30,757
Five six, seven, eight.
468
00:31:30,824 --> 00:31:32,459
As far as Cata,
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00:31:32,526 --> 00:31:34,995
and all the other people
coming purely from sport,
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I bet you anything that their approach
to see how can they showcase their skills
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00:31:39,399 --> 00:31:43,070
is gonna be completely different
to what it was before joining Cirque.
472
00:31:43,136 --> 00:31:44,338
As soon as the ball moves,
473
00:31:44,404 --> 00:31:46,773
I would love to just see
a reaction of that,
474
00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:49,343
because the person in the back row
is not gonna see your reaction
475
00:31:49,409 --> 00:31:50,744
unless you physically do it.
476
00:31:50,811 --> 00:31:52,713
I would say there's a lot
of acrobatic shows around
477
00:31:52,779 --> 00:31:55,215
that you can go and see,
but what I've learned is that
478
00:31:55,682 --> 00:31:58,185
you don't remember their greatest tricks.
479
00:31:58,252 --> 00:32:00,387
You remember how you felt when you left.
480
00:32:00,454 --> 00:32:02,155
That's always... That's kind of the...
481
00:32:02,656 --> 00:32:05,626
what I want to leave people with
when they come and see the show.
482
00:32:05,692 --> 00:32:11,098
It's important that the metaphors
that we use in the show is human based.
483
00:32:11,164 --> 00:32:13,867
It's something that we all have in common.
484
00:32:14,401 --> 00:32:17,804
You grab the ball. You got your thing.
485
00:32:17,871 --> 00:32:19,940
Clip. Shoom.
486
00:32:47,568 --> 00:32:49,937
It was a crazy time
when the stage building began.
487
00:32:50,003 --> 00:32:52,005
The show started taking shape.
488
00:32:52,072 --> 00:32:56,276
It was the first performance on stage.
We all had to be there.
489
00:32:56,743 --> 00:33:01,815
It was much more intense,
we worked even longer hours.
490
00:33:17,264 --> 00:33:20,133
It's quite fantastic to see everything
coming together,
491
00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,903
because you imagine all of these things,
but then you...
492
00:33:22,970 --> 00:33:23,971
There's always the question
493
00:33:24,037 --> 00:33:25,806
of whether you can actually achieve
them or not,
494
00:33:25,873 --> 00:33:29,076
whether you can pull all of the elements
you need to pull together
495
00:33:29,142 --> 00:33:31,144
to make the acts, to make the show.
496
00:33:34,615 --> 00:33:37,651
We cannot say we have a perfect routine,
497
00:33:37,718 --> 00:33:40,821
because there will always be
details or things
498
00:33:40,888 --> 00:33:43,357
that maybe the choreographers don't like,
499
00:33:43,423 --> 00:33:45,926
and that they prefer to modify.
500
00:33:45,993 --> 00:33:47,628
But they'll always bring out
the best in you.
501
00:33:47,694 --> 00:33:51,999
I think constructive criticism
is good to improve oneself.
502
00:33:52,065 --> 00:33:53,433
You have to accept it calmly,
503
00:33:53,500 --> 00:33:56,904
and things will work out
if you train every day.
504
00:33:56,970 --> 00:33:59,840
So the music, it's totally new now.
505
00:33:59,907 --> 00:34:01,475
And the lighting.
506
00:34:01,808 --> 00:34:06,613
And the order of the act
is totally brand new.
507
00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,550
So, yeah, we work a lot.
508
00:34:12,619 --> 00:34:14,421
We have a big week this week
509
00:34:14,755 --> 00:34:17,991
to really focus on, like, details,
and transitions,
510
00:34:18,058 --> 00:34:19,793
and also some acts.
511
00:34:19,860 --> 00:34:21,461
There's a vision that we all have,
512
00:34:21,528 --> 00:34:23,297
which is that there is always
the possibility to improve.
513
00:34:23,363 --> 00:34:27,267
After three months working with music,
last week it changed.
514
00:34:27,334 --> 00:34:28,735
The music is different.
515
00:34:28,802 --> 00:34:30,170
And this anger makes you say,
516
00:34:30,737 --> 00:34:32,873
"Well, the skinny guy is not changing it
to annoy you.
517
00:34:33,307 --> 00:34:35,742
He is changing it
because he thinks that this way
518
00:34:35,809 --> 00:34:37,845
every detail works better."
519
00:34:37,911 --> 00:34:40,047
There's been many moments
when we're staging
520
00:34:40,113 --> 00:34:41,648
and things don't go according to plan.
521
00:34:42,249 --> 00:34:47,554
But I want my artists to stay
in the best creative environment possible.
522
00:34:47,621 --> 00:34:51,225
Even if something doesn't go well,
that's between me and the creation team
523
00:34:51,291 --> 00:34:52,459
to break it up.
524
00:34:52,526 --> 00:34:54,394
So the human element, I think,
is very important
525
00:34:54,461 --> 00:34:56,363
because you give them that respect,
526
00:34:56,430 --> 00:34:59,032
you get that back tenfold
through their performance.
527
00:35:03,637 --> 00:35:08,008
Sometimes, we start running the rehearsal,
and suddenly he is doing something
528
00:35:08,075 --> 00:35:09,243
and you say,
529
00:35:09,309 --> 00:35:13,814
"Look, today Martin
has changed his trick."
530
00:35:13,881 --> 00:35:17,384
Then Sheila launched the diabolo
and changed this.
531
00:35:17,451 --> 00:35:18,652
That's so good!
532
00:35:19,119 --> 00:35:20,220
This is something
533
00:35:20,287 --> 00:35:22,923
that if you're used
to seeing it, feeling it,
534
00:35:22,990 --> 00:35:26,793
you disconnect, you forget.
Like, this is an everyday thing.
535
00:35:28,962 --> 00:35:30,898
Actually, there is Martin,
536
00:35:30,964 --> 00:35:34,067
who is spinning
in the air at eight meters high.
537
00:35:35,869 --> 00:35:38,772
If he doesn't grab the bar,
it is dangerous.
538
00:35:39,106 --> 00:35:44,678
We forget that we're taking risks
with millimetres, you know?
539
00:35:45,179 --> 00:35:46,180
I think many people,
540
00:35:46,246 --> 00:35:48,182
they ask me about the danger
of the machine.
541
00:35:48,248 --> 00:35:51,718
And to be honest,
I always have five percent in me,
542
00:35:51,785 --> 00:35:54,154
like, in my body,
that is, like, scared to die.
543
00:35:59,226 --> 00:36:02,029
The easiest way to compare this,
maybe the lion tamer.
544
00:36:02,329 --> 00:36:05,566
You need to expect that it could jump off
the podium and could eat you.
545
00:36:06,300 --> 00:36:08,969
And for me it's really important
to never lose this...
546
00:36:09,670 --> 00:36:11,405
this thing in the head, this respect.
547
00:36:15,242 --> 00:36:17,477
And I'm not scared to work
with the machine,
548
00:36:17,544 --> 00:36:19,313
but I have a very big respect to it.
549
00:36:24,651 --> 00:36:27,321
Yesterday, last night, we had a staging,
550
00:36:27,387 --> 00:36:29,990
and we all moved the mat away
551
00:36:30,057 --> 00:36:32,226
and I didn't have the lunge with me,
552
00:36:32,426 --> 00:36:34,461
but I told him, "I'm scared."
553
00:36:34,962 --> 00:36:37,798
And, "Can you just be stand beside me?"
He said, "Yes."
554
00:36:38,265 --> 00:36:40,300
And then, doing one trick, the swinging,
555
00:36:40,367 --> 00:36:41,902
I was almost falling off,
556
00:36:42,336 --> 00:36:45,706
and then he saw it,
he went to me really fast,
557
00:36:45,772 --> 00:36:47,808
and then he pushed me back to the wire.
558
00:36:48,575 --> 00:36:51,245
Because that happened
makes me feel so safe.
559
00:36:57,885 --> 00:37:01,121
One day I came ready to go and I got hurt,
but I didn't have to completely stop
560
00:37:01,188 --> 00:37:02,789
because the injury didn't require it.
561
00:37:02,856 --> 00:37:06,460
I just wasn't able to do
many of the tricks
562
00:37:06,527 --> 00:37:07,461
I'd been doing in my number.
563
00:37:08,161 --> 00:37:11,331
If something physical happens
and you're injured and stop,
564
00:37:11,398 --> 00:37:14,234
there's a hormonal change,
and you get depressed.
565
00:37:14,635 --> 00:37:19,139
And the idea of not participating
directly in the show
566
00:37:19,306 --> 00:37:21,542
is not nice.
567
00:37:23,210 --> 00:37:24,178
If someone gets hurt,
568
00:37:24,244 --> 00:37:27,214
myself or another performer
has to cover that gap.
569
00:37:27,848 --> 00:37:29,850
If someone gets hurt,
it's everybody's problem.
570
00:37:39,660 --> 00:37:42,396
Even if it's only few months
that we know each other,
571
00:37:42,563 --> 00:37:44,565
it already feels like a family,
572
00:37:44,631 --> 00:37:48,068
because I think everyone is missing
his friend, his family, and...
573
00:37:48,569 --> 00:37:51,338
it's necessary for us to rebuild
a new family.
574
00:37:58,312 --> 00:38:00,113
I've met 50 people here.
575
00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:04,685
We were training with people
from all over the world.
576
00:38:05,085 --> 00:38:09,056
Today, I am a different person,
thanks to the people I have met.
577
00:38:09,957 --> 00:38:13,293
I have a little family.
A big little family.
578
00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:19,399
And I am trying to find build closer bonds
with other people, right? It's like...
579
00:38:20,567 --> 00:38:23,770
We're going to start travelling
around the world with this show,
580
00:38:24,538 --> 00:38:25,839
and we'll get to know
each other better.
581
00:38:34,214 --> 00:38:35,749
Messi is a team player.
582
00:38:36,116 --> 00:38:40,187
You always have the feeling
that he's a fatherly figure on the team,
583
00:38:40,254 --> 00:38:44,124
and you can see it after scoring a goal.
584
00:38:44,191 --> 00:38:46,593
He usually looks for his mates.
585
00:38:46,660 --> 00:38:48,095
Even from his first match
586
00:38:48,529 --> 00:38:51,031
when he scored a goal with Ronaldinho,
587
00:38:51,098 --> 00:38:53,901
he's always looked for the family photo.
588
00:38:54,301 --> 00:38:59,873
In this era of selfies where people
are looking to be individuals,
589
00:38:59,940 --> 00:39:01,308
he is looking for the team.
590
00:39:07,047 --> 00:39:09,383
So, one, two, three...
591
00:39:11,885 --> 00:39:15,255
Johnny, two, three...
592
00:39:16,423 --> 00:39:17,524
and four.
593
00:39:17,591 --> 00:39:18,425
So you ready?
594
00:39:19,359 --> 00:39:20,661
-Yeah.
-Silence, please!
595
00:39:20,727 --> 00:39:22,396
So make sure nobody else is talking.
596
00:39:22,796 --> 00:39:24,364
Yeah, now, everybody is practicing, huh?
597
00:39:24,431 --> 00:39:25,699
Oh, I like that. I like that.
598
00:39:26,066 --> 00:39:28,702
I go to the stadium
599
00:39:29,069 --> 00:39:31,471
We sing with friends
600
00:39:32,639 --> 00:39:34,675
Until we win
601
00:39:34,741 --> 00:39:35,576
Yes.
602
00:39:35,642 --> 00:39:37,678
And so we will forever
603
00:39:37,744 --> 00:39:38,712
Beautiful!
604
00:39:38,779 --> 00:39:41,548
Support our team
605
00:39:54,928 --> 00:39:57,664
The day of the match
606
00:39:58,098 --> 00:40:01,068
-I go to the stadium
-Yes, yes!
607
00:40:01,502 --> 00:40:04,438
We sing with friends
608
00:40:04,505 --> 00:40:07,307
Until we win
609
00:40:07,374 --> 00:40:08,208
Come on, come on!
610
00:40:08,275 --> 00:40:10,677
I am a football lover
611
00:40:11,044 --> 00:40:13,747
And so I will forever
612
00:40:14,081 --> 00:40:17,017
Support my team
613
00:40:17,384 --> 00:40:20,220
And sing for them
614
00:40:34,101 --> 00:40:35,335
Messi!
615
00:40:37,271 --> 00:40:38,205
Messi!
616
00:40:40,574 --> 00:40:41,408
Messi!
617
00:40:47,981 --> 00:40:49,550
She gets lifted and just...
618
00:40:52,452 --> 00:40:53,987
-Like, we're--
-Yeah, sure, yeah.
619
00:40:54,454 --> 00:40:56,056
I can do a break there. Yeah.
620
00:40:56,123 --> 00:40:59,126
That's what I mean by,
when I say support the action.
621
00:40:59,193 --> 00:41:00,527
-Yeah.
-Thing like that.
622
00:41:00,594 --> 00:41:01,528
Yeah, yeah.
623
00:41:01,595 --> 00:41:02,729
Then it finish...
624
00:41:03,430 --> 00:41:05,299
And then it's like,
we're building to something,
625
00:41:05,365 --> 00:41:08,569
and it's okay to be not silent,
but low, like--
626
00:41:08,635 --> 00:41:09,736
Maybe just piano.
627
00:41:09,803 --> 00:41:12,272
Yeah, just like a piano key
or something...
628
00:41:12,539 --> 00:41:14,308
but not like playing,
do you know what I mean?
629
00:41:14,374 --> 00:41:16,076
-Just like lingering.
-Yeah.
630
00:41:16,143 --> 00:41:17,811
Something lingering, they get up...
631
00:41:18,445 --> 00:41:20,214
Then when they do their trick, boom,
632
00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:21,915
you put it
on where she hit it right there,
633
00:41:21,982 --> 00:41:23,350
make it musically sound good.
634
00:41:23,417 --> 00:41:24,551
If we have to cut,
635
00:41:24,618 --> 00:41:25,919
-this is what we would cut.
-Yeah.
636
00:41:25,986 --> 00:41:28,822
So basically we would do popcorn
when they all go like this,
637
00:41:29,156 --> 00:41:32,092
and then they'll go in the centre,
they go in, they all peel out,
638
00:41:32,159 --> 00:41:34,294
and then it's the final jump for her
to come in.
639
00:41:34,361 --> 00:41:36,096
That's what we're trying to push,
640
00:41:36,163 --> 00:41:37,598
but there's a lot of resistance.
641
00:41:38,065 --> 00:41:41,101
When you're working with a director
that knows exactly what they want
642
00:41:41,168 --> 00:41:43,403
from the get-go,
and they have a vision and the...
643
00:41:43,904 --> 00:41:45,172
He knows exactly.
644
00:41:45,539 --> 00:41:49,243
So it's... it's a blessing in a sense
where, you know if it's...
645
00:41:49,309 --> 00:41:50,978
if it works or not.
646
00:41:51,478 --> 00:41:52,946
But it's also a lot of work
647
00:41:53,013 --> 00:41:56,316
because I have to do ten, twelve versions
sometimes of a song,
648
00:41:56,617 --> 00:42:00,420
just for... trying stuff,
we need to do trial and error and boom,
649
00:42:00,721 --> 00:42:02,623
we're trying this,
we're trying that, and...
650
00:42:03,257 --> 00:42:05,592
It's been a pleasure working with him,
651
00:42:05,759 --> 00:42:08,629
and it's not done,
so it's going to be fun.
652
00:42:08,896 --> 00:42:12,065
I would now...
Do it again, but just wait a little bit.
653
00:42:14,001 --> 00:42:15,502
Live your dreams.
654
00:42:16,303 --> 00:42:18,138
-Live your dreams.
-Okay.
655
00:42:18,205 --> 00:42:19,173
Something in that part,
656
00:42:19,239 --> 00:42:20,607
instead of... Live your dreams.
657
00:42:20,674 --> 00:42:21,942
-Okay.
-It's too quick, you know.
658
00:42:23,210 --> 00:42:24,912
Live your dreams.
659
00:42:25,979 --> 00:42:29,650
Yeah. That is probably the best one.
Did you hear it? Like... yeah.
660
00:42:29,716 --> 00:42:30,851
Try it again.
661
00:42:33,353 --> 00:42:35,656
Dream big...
662
00:42:38,792 --> 00:42:41,195
Dream big...
663
00:42:41,595 --> 00:42:43,497
It's really simple, but...
664
00:42:44,431 --> 00:42:47,034
it fits with the show so well.
665
00:43:01,281 --> 00:43:04,618
The 14th of August, 2019, Montreal...
666
00:43:04,952 --> 00:43:09,423
there will be a full rehearsal,
the last one in Montreal,
667
00:43:09,489 --> 00:43:11,992
before disassembling everything
and heading to Barcelona.
668
00:43:12,226 --> 00:43:15,996
The idea was to have all the music ready
669
00:43:16,063 --> 00:43:18,065
and we're still tinkering.
670
00:43:18,966 --> 00:43:20,868
I think we are ready for the final part,
671
00:43:20,934 --> 00:43:24,805
where there are the details
that will make all the difference.
672
00:43:25,272 --> 00:43:26,440
It's not easy.
673
00:43:26,840 --> 00:43:28,509
-This is not easy!
-So you'll give me another one?
674
00:43:29,743 --> 00:43:30,677
I'm sorry.
675
00:43:31,712 --> 00:43:34,348
I just can't wait to do it in front
of the audience,
676
00:43:34,414 --> 00:43:37,551
because right now we do it
just us together,
677
00:43:37,885 --> 00:43:40,888
and it will be so nice to perform
in front of the people,
678
00:43:40,954 --> 00:43:42,589
so I'm very, like...
679
00:43:43,023 --> 00:43:46,426
I really want this energy.
I really want to make it happen.
680
00:44:21,461 --> 00:44:23,597
I'm really excited
to see you guys, seriously,
681
00:44:23,664 --> 00:44:25,165
'cause I think we're in a place now...
682
00:44:28,702 --> 00:44:32,072
Like, yeah, you should be smiling,
you should be happy,
683
00:44:32,139 --> 00:44:33,440
because I think, you know,
684
00:44:34,274 --> 00:44:36,243
you have something to show,
so be proud of that.
685
00:44:36,310 --> 00:44:38,979
It's the first show that we're doing
where we're trying not to stop,
686
00:44:39,279 --> 00:44:41,915
we have goals in there now,
like, it's just really fun.
687
00:44:42,316 --> 00:44:43,784
So let's go out there
and let's just have fun,
688
00:44:43,851 --> 00:44:45,118
and let's really kill this crowd.
689
00:44:45,185 --> 00:44:47,788
-It's match day!
-It's match day!
690
00:44:50,424 --> 00:44:51,625
And make sure you sing!
691
00:45:06,106 --> 00:45:07,608
I would switch it around.
692
00:45:08,509 --> 00:45:10,978
And you do a strobe effect
or something, and...
693
00:45:13,580 --> 00:45:15,115
It was good to see a crowd,
694
00:45:15,449 --> 00:45:17,851
because it made me know
where I need to work on,
695
00:45:18,318 --> 00:45:22,089
and where I... where I know it's
going in a good direction as well.
696
00:45:23,390 --> 00:45:26,793
I'm not... convinced about the look
you are trying to get.
697
00:45:33,634 --> 00:45:35,636
It doesn't work... for me it doesn't work.
698
00:45:36,036 --> 00:45:38,505
So it's not clear
what you are trying to get with that.
699
00:45:49,950 --> 00:45:54,888
But I'm not giving you my notes.
It's just superficial things off the cuff.
700
00:45:54,955 --> 00:45:56,390
Off the cuff.
701
00:46:01,995 --> 00:46:03,530
Obviously, I'm never satisfied.
702
00:46:04,031 --> 00:46:05,332
That's my... that's my job,
703
00:46:05,399 --> 00:46:09,002
always trying to push
the creatives a bit further.
704
00:46:09,703 --> 00:46:13,073
But I was quite happy where we were.
705
00:46:13,440 --> 00:46:15,742
I felt that coming in to Barcelona
706
00:46:15,809 --> 00:46:19,780
we only had to tweak things,
we didn't have to rebuild the show...
707
00:46:20,647 --> 00:46:22,149
which happens sometimes.
708
00:46:22,749 --> 00:46:25,185
We discuss what they've seen,
what makes sense to them,
709
00:46:25,252 --> 00:46:26,453
what doesn't make sense to them,
710
00:46:26,520 --> 00:46:28,689
they ask questions,
they challenge us as well,
711
00:46:28,755 --> 00:46:29,890
which is great, because...
712
00:46:30,457 --> 00:46:31,658
they're not there every day.
713
00:46:31,992 --> 00:46:33,360
So it's great to have eyes
714
00:46:33,427 --> 00:46:35,395
that come from outside
to come and see the show,
715
00:46:35,462 --> 00:46:38,232
and also experienced eyes that know
716
00:46:38,532 --> 00:46:40,901
where we are in the process,
right now, of creation.
717
00:46:43,704 --> 00:46:44,805
-Bye.
-Bye.
718
00:46:46,006 --> 00:46:48,675
-Thank you, guys. Bye-bye.
-Bye-bye. See you in Barcelona.
719
00:46:51,011 --> 00:46:54,448
Dribbling two, I think the lights
were a lot better in this number, and...
720
00:46:55,716 --> 00:46:58,519
The only thing I'm fighting with right now
is at the end of dribbling two,
721
00:46:58,585 --> 00:47:00,120
they're not here right now, but...
722
00:47:00,621 --> 00:47:01,989
do we finish in the centre,
723
00:47:02,055 --> 00:47:05,826
or do we finish on the side with him
the way she started on?
724
00:47:05,893 --> 00:47:07,995
You know, it could be a thing where...
725
00:47:08,929 --> 00:47:10,664
she starts to dream, but then she thinks
726
00:47:10,731 --> 00:47:12,599
she's looking at the end
instead of finishing.
727
00:47:12,666 --> 00:47:13,800
And then we also give...
728
00:47:15,269 --> 00:47:18,372
referee more space to come in,
you know, so...
729
00:47:19,072 --> 00:47:21,208
Maybe we'll look at that when we get to...
730
00:47:23,010 --> 00:47:24,878
It's just not my mind.
731
00:47:24,945 --> 00:47:27,915
I have a team, I have a team for a reason,
I have a team
732
00:47:28,315 --> 00:47:30,684
that also challenges me as well,
as well as me challenging them.
733
00:47:30,751 --> 00:47:32,586
I think that's very important,
it's very...
734
00:47:32,920 --> 00:47:34,388
I would say arrogant to think
735
00:47:34,454 --> 00:47:37,257
that everything is just
my way or the highway.
736
00:47:37,324 --> 00:47:39,426
You know, it's crazy to think
that there's so many people
737
00:47:39,493 --> 00:47:43,830
that have experiences, so I want to use
my team as much as possible to see,
738
00:47:43,897 --> 00:47:45,799
"Okay, guys, what do you think works?
What doesn't work?"
739
00:47:45,866 --> 00:47:47,734
And then, of course,
then it's my decision
740
00:47:48,569 --> 00:47:51,371
to choose which notes make sense,
741
00:47:51,438 --> 00:47:54,074
'cause we get notes
from quite a few people,
742
00:47:54,141 --> 00:47:56,310
which is good, 'cause everybody
is invested in the show.
743
00:47:59,780 --> 00:48:01,815
I just want to say,
we're about to go on a break,
744
00:48:01,882 --> 00:48:04,551
a very, very, well-deserved break.
745
00:48:05,118 --> 00:48:08,722
So, like, I'll sound a bit
like your father at this point
746
00:48:09,423 --> 00:48:11,325
-to take care of yourselves.
-Yeah.
747
00:48:11,592 --> 00:48:12,659
Especially your bodies.
748
00:48:12,726 --> 00:48:14,361
I said to all the cast
that I've worked with
749
00:48:14,428 --> 00:48:15,596
"your bodies are your temples."
750
00:48:15,662 --> 00:48:19,066
So don't do
crazy acrobatics jumping off...
751
00:48:19,399 --> 00:48:21,802
-Yeah.
-...off rooftops into swimming pools...
752
00:48:23,871 --> 00:48:26,707
Don't do other nuts things on the street,
753
00:48:26,773 --> 00:48:29,042
you know, really take this time to rest.
754
00:48:29,543 --> 00:48:34,681
My dream is to have
a fully fit squad ready to go.
755
00:48:34,748 --> 00:48:38,252
To have you back to the show
as well, Nacho.
756
00:48:38,685 --> 00:48:40,254
Oleg is nearly there, so...
757
00:48:40,320 --> 00:48:42,523
we need you...
we need to have you guys back
758
00:48:42,589 --> 00:48:44,925
so that we have
a full squad to go forward.
759
00:48:45,559 --> 00:48:46,393
Enjoy it.
760
00:48:46,460 --> 00:48:47,628
-See you.
-See you.
761
00:48:48,262 --> 00:48:49,263
Take good care.
762
00:48:49,363 --> 00:48:51,331
I'm really happy you're on the project,
so thank you.
763
00:48:51,932 --> 00:48:53,300
Enjoy you days off. Rest.
764
00:48:53,367 --> 00:48:54,868
-I will do for sure.
-Yes, rest.
765
00:48:54,935 --> 00:48:56,503
-I will. I'm going to rest so good.
-Please, a little bit.
766
00:49:01,909 --> 00:49:02,943
It's done.
767
00:49:03,377 --> 00:49:07,648
-We are going to train anyway.
-I am going to train anyway.
768
00:49:38,378 --> 00:49:39,947
It's important to...
769
00:49:40,781 --> 00:49:42,049
yeah, to take care of my body,
770
00:49:42,115 --> 00:49:43,784
and what I put in my body, what I eat,
771
00:49:43,851 --> 00:49:45,786
is a big, big part of it.
772
00:49:45,853 --> 00:49:47,688
'Cause I was vegetarian for four years,
773
00:49:47,754 --> 00:49:50,290
while I was in the service school
in the Netherlands,
774
00:49:50,691 --> 00:49:52,459
and now I developed...
775
00:49:53,026 --> 00:49:55,529
yeah, I would say a more healthy approach
776
00:49:55,596 --> 00:49:57,064
towards eating meat.
777
00:49:57,364 --> 00:50:00,868
If I can afford it or, yeah,
if you can do this,
778
00:50:00,934 --> 00:50:02,202
I support the...
779
00:50:02,903 --> 00:50:04,538
the right meat industry.
780
00:50:05,539 --> 00:50:09,042
And this meat I bought
in the butcher that...
781
00:50:10,143 --> 00:50:12,613
gets the food from the...
the meat from the Pyrenees
782
00:50:12,679 --> 00:50:13,747
from small farmers,
783
00:50:14,047 --> 00:50:16,917
so it also supports the local industry.
784
00:50:22,089 --> 00:50:23,590
No more eggs.
785
00:50:36,170 --> 00:50:37,371
Hey, Bessie. Hey.
786
00:50:38,805 --> 00:50:40,107
For me, I mean, it's an experiment.
787
00:50:40,174 --> 00:50:43,610
It's a crazy action to get a chicken,
you know, in the middle of the city
788
00:50:43,677 --> 00:50:45,045
or in the backyard here.
789
00:50:45,112 --> 00:50:48,348
But at the same time, I would like her
to jump and catch it in the air,
790
00:50:48,415 --> 00:50:49,950
but she's not an acrobat chicken.
791
00:50:50,851 --> 00:50:53,787
Now, my next project would be a goat...
just a goat.
792
00:50:53,854 --> 00:50:55,822
But also then, with all the...
793
00:50:56,423 --> 00:50:59,026
First, just for the milk,
I want to make cheese,
794
00:50:59,092 --> 00:51:00,360
like, learn to make cheese
795
00:51:00,994 --> 00:51:01,995
from the goat,
796
00:51:02,062 --> 00:51:04,631
because it's a very simple animal,
it almost needs nothing.
797
00:51:05,566 --> 00:51:09,436
But I will need like four times
the space than I have now with a goat.
798
00:51:14,575 --> 00:51:17,110
Just a moment, I have a chicken on my arm.
799
00:51:18,378 --> 00:51:20,447
So the biggest challenge
is coming tomorrow.
800
00:51:21,181 --> 00:51:24,084
Then my landlord comes,
and he doesn't know I have the chickens.
801
00:51:24,518 --> 00:51:26,386
I need to blackmail him...
802
00:51:27,521 --> 00:51:29,823
with... not blackmail him, but I bought...
803
00:51:30,224 --> 00:51:32,226
He's going to get
the premiere tickets for the show.
804
00:51:42,536 --> 00:51:45,239
So, when I left Montreal I had a...
805
00:51:45,672 --> 00:51:46,974
what I did was,
806
00:51:47,274 --> 00:51:49,409
straight away the next day,
I didn't take a rest,
807
00:51:49,877 --> 00:51:52,646
and made sure I went through
the last run that we did,
808
00:51:52,713 --> 00:51:56,917
and I had a... I would say
I think it was a 34 page note.
809
00:51:57,417 --> 00:52:00,654
So, all of these notes,
I sent it to all the different departments
810
00:52:00,721 --> 00:52:03,090
whether they were choreographers,
music designer,
811
00:52:04,024 --> 00:52:07,027
stage designer, everybody,
everybody got something.
812
00:52:13,100 --> 00:52:15,502
We would only really know
what type of show we had
813
00:52:15,569 --> 00:52:17,371
and what it was once we got here,
814
00:52:17,437 --> 00:52:19,840
in Barcelona, into the Spantech tent.
815
00:52:20,040 --> 00:52:21,341
It's really an enormous show.
816
00:52:21,408 --> 00:52:23,911
We've got about 170 costumes in the show.
817
00:52:23,977 --> 00:52:26,046
We still knew there was a lot
work to be done
818
00:52:26,113 --> 00:52:27,114
and a lot of integration.
819
00:52:27,181 --> 00:52:30,117
And so for the past month here
we've just been doing that.
820
00:52:34,688 --> 00:52:37,124
Now, we're just refining,
trimming, tuning,
821
00:52:37,191 --> 00:52:40,027
and we're going to start to run the show
more and more in rehearsals,
822
00:52:40,093 --> 00:52:43,030
so we get a good rhythm in the new reality
823
00:52:43,096 --> 00:52:44,331
of the bigger space,
824
00:52:44,398 --> 00:52:46,567
also for the artists,
the artist need to reach
825
00:52:46,633 --> 00:52:49,069
the people in the very back row
of the arena.
826
00:52:49,369 --> 00:52:52,472
So this is something new, like,
827
00:52:52,539 --> 00:52:55,375
suddenly we have
all of these people to react to.
828
00:53:03,550 --> 00:53:05,919
The biggest risk in the last three weeks,
829
00:53:05,986 --> 00:53:09,189
I would say, of staging,
is injuries coming in on artists.
830
00:53:09,590 --> 00:53:11,258
You're pushing
and you're pushing the artist,
831
00:53:11,325 --> 00:53:13,927
but you have to also know
how much you can push.
832
00:53:13,994 --> 00:53:15,028
Sometimes you don't know
833
00:53:15,095 --> 00:53:17,364
because each artist's body
is completely different,
834
00:53:17,431 --> 00:53:20,501
and that's why
I have to know who the artists are
835
00:53:20,567 --> 00:53:22,302
and how vulnerable their body is.
836
00:53:28,876 --> 00:53:32,713
We have to plan now where the artists
don't have to go full out every time,
837
00:53:32,946 --> 00:53:35,883
because we need them in ten days
for the Premiere,
838
00:53:36,116 --> 00:53:37,851
but at same time
we have to find the balance
839
00:53:37,918 --> 00:53:39,620
that they do need to do it full out
840
00:53:39,686 --> 00:53:42,222
to know the timing of everything.
841
00:53:43,624 --> 00:53:44,591
Well...
842
00:53:44,892 --> 00:53:49,997
Okay. Then we do legs, glutes, high back
843
00:53:50,063 --> 00:53:51,899
and for all others
I'll help you out with the gun.
844
00:53:52,633 --> 00:53:53,700
-Okay.
-But very smooth, okay?
845
00:53:53,767 --> 00:53:55,102
-Okay.
-The work is inertial.
846
00:53:55,169 --> 00:53:57,938
We're gonna do it
with thoracic and hip rotation.
847
00:53:58,238 --> 00:54:00,307
It's a past injury.
848
00:54:00,707 --> 00:54:01,975
It was a good feeling
849
00:54:02,476 --> 00:54:04,178
that when I climbed the rope
850
00:54:04,244 --> 00:54:07,314
I wasn't thinking
about whether or not I could.
851
00:54:07,781 --> 00:54:11,185
I had a good recovery
during the holiday period.
852
00:54:11,518 --> 00:54:13,687
-You don't have the pass today?
-Today I have rehearsal.
853
00:54:13,754 --> 00:54:14,588
-Do you have rehearsal?
-Yes.
854
00:54:14,655 --> 00:54:16,690
-At what time?
-After this.
855
00:54:25,666 --> 00:54:27,000
Have a good one. Enjoy.
856
00:54:28,235 --> 00:54:29,469
Have a good one. Enjoy.
857
00:54:30,204 --> 00:54:31,839
-Have a good one, mate.
-Thank you.
858
00:54:31,905 --> 00:54:34,608
Have a moment with that crowd, okay?
859
00:54:35,709 --> 00:54:37,678
That crowd, okay?
860
00:54:38,312 --> 00:54:40,881
I'm not done with you, boom!
And then you grab it, you go.
861
00:54:40,948 --> 00:54:43,483
Sometimes when we do our routines
without a crowd
862
00:54:43,550 --> 00:54:45,219
it's strange to look at the seats
863
00:54:45,285 --> 00:54:48,021
and not receive an answer.
864
00:54:48,088 --> 00:54:50,324
It's not the same when you
are doing it in front of the wall.
865
00:54:50,390 --> 00:54:51,758
It is not like when you do it for a crowd
866
00:54:51,825 --> 00:54:53,961
and you see their reaction and enthusiasm.
867
00:54:54,027 --> 00:54:57,030
In the end, it's like a good test.
868
00:54:57,097 --> 00:55:00,567
It's more for us than for the creators.
869
00:55:00,634 --> 00:55:02,903
We need to know if we are doing good,
870
00:55:02,970 --> 00:55:06,006
if we need a more energy,
or to bring it down a little.
871
00:55:19,152 --> 00:55:24,024
I use the time of the makeup to listen
to podcasts to learn something.
872
00:55:24,091 --> 00:55:26,994
So many people, they think that we need
to plant more trees
873
00:55:27,060 --> 00:55:28,829
to have better air.
874
00:55:29,696 --> 00:55:35,335
But there's scientific research
that says that it's also not beneficial.
875
00:55:35,702 --> 00:55:40,374
This time for makeup is relaxing,
you can spend time on your own
876
00:55:41,441 --> 00:55:43,243
and get ready.
877
00:55:43,310 --> 00:55:47,581
It's nice, you can focus on your routine
878
00:55:47,648 --> 00:55:49,016
and things you have to do.
879
00:55:49,483 --> 00:55:51,919
You can enjoy it.
880
00:55:52,819 --> 00:55:56,156
Everyone,
there are ten minutes before animation,
881
00:55:56,223 --> 00:55:58,725
and twenty minutes to start the show.
882
00:55:59,393 --> 00:56:01,295
Full costume. Full makeup.
883
00:56:01,361 --> 00:56:06,133
And also quick change, everything,
so this is the first show,
884
00:56:06,200 --> 00:56:08,769
first, really run through for us, so...
885
00:56:09,236 --> 00:56:11,572
It's just something there,
it's gonna explode,
886
00:56:11,638 --> 00:56:12,940
I don't know what it is.
887
00:56:13,574 --> 00:56:15,843
You already feel really nervous
before going out,
888
00:56:15,909 --> 00:56:19,179
but in the end I feel calmer now
889
00:56:19,246 --> 00:56:21,048
because when you shout,
you release that tension
890
00:56:21,114 --> 00:56:23,317
that's generated here.
891
00:56:34,895 --> 00:56:36,496
Ten days before the premiere,
892
00:56:36,563 --> 00:56:39,533
I'm feeling excitement
because it's soon, it's coming.
893
00:56:39,600 --> 00:56:41,301
We feel a little bit tired, too,
894
00:56:41,368 --> 00:56:44,137
because of the amount of work
we've done in the last two weeks.
895
00:56:44,538 --> 00:56:47,975
Everything that we've done,
we're opening up to the public very soon.
896
00:56:48,041 --> 00:56:49,877
So, that's... I mean, there's a...
897
00:56:50,110 --> 00:56:52,846
There's a sense of, you know,
nerves that you feel when you do that.
898
00:56:53,447 --> 00:56:56,884
It's also the first time I think
my family will come to a show
899
00:56:56,950 --> 00:56:59,686
and see one of the Cirque shows
that I've created.
900
00:56:59,753 --> 00:57:02,322
So there's a lot I would say
riding on it
901
00:57:02,389 --> 00:57:05,459
that makes it interesting for me,
and it also gives me the drive
902
00:57:05,526 --> 00:57:08,729
to keep on pushing, because I know
how many people will see this.
903
00:57:13,867 --> 00:57:17,538
I always have the desire
to achieve more,
904
00:57:18,172 --> 00:57:22,209
love it more, and go out again
in front of a full audience.
905
00:57:22,743 --> 00:57:27,114
It's gonna be three times more...
six times more. Just imagine.
906
00:57:28,015 --> 00:57:29,816
Messi!
907
00:57:30,350 --> 00:57:32,019
Messi!
908
00:57:32,386 --> 00:57:33,921
Messi!
909
00:57:34,454 --> 00:57:36,123
Messi!
910
00:57:36,356 --> 00:57:37,791
Messi!
911
00:57:37,858 --> 00:57:39,760
Last ten minutes of the match.
912
00:57:39,826 --> 00:57:42,829
Messi's looking for the ball,
starting from the centre of the pitch.
913
00:57:42,896 --> 00:57:45,432
The best player in the world.
He runs inside, outside...
914
00:57:45,499 --> 00:57:49,169
Phenomenal!
Lionel is going up against the goalkeeper.
915
00:57:49,236 --> 00:57:50,370
Five, four, three one...
916
00:57:50,437 --> 00:57:53,674
Goal, goal, goal, goal!
917
00:57:53,740 --> 00:58:00,747
Goal!
918
00:58:01,648 --> 00:58:05,786
We proposed an interactive experience
"Messi10 Challenge."
919
00:58:05,853 --> 00:58:09,690
You can have the experience of
being Leo Messi for a while
920
00:58:09,756 --> 00:58:10,991
and play at being like Leo.
921
00:58:11,391 --> 00:58:13,427
So it's trying to add to your experience
922
00:58:13,493 --> 00:58:16,930
and not only entertain you
for an hour and a half,
923
00:58:16,997 --> 00:58:21,802
or earlier when you're buying the ticket
and finding out what the show is about,
924
00:58:21,869 --> 00:58:24,104
generating content around the show.
925
00:58:24,471 --> 00:58:28,342
Leo is the player
all technicians want to direct.
926
00:58:28,976 --> 00:58:34,848
Leo is the player
we all want to play on our team.
927
00:58:35,549 --> 00:58:38,418
He is the one the rivals we want to avoid.
928
00:58:38,886 --> 00:58:40,921
Messi and football are synonyms.
929
00:58:42,422 --> 00:58:44,658
I think Messi creates a language.
930
00:58:44,725 --> 00:58:48,161
I think of to Marc Pastor,
a writer from Barcelona,
931
00:58:48,228 --> 00:58:50,597
who invented a dictionary definition
932
00:58:50,664 --> 00:58:54,368
for the adjective "messimo,"
related to Messi.
933
00:58:54,701 --> 00:58:58,071
"One, adjective: who excels in football,
934
00:58:58,138 --> 00:59:00,407
who exhibits to high degree the technique,
935
00:59:00,474 --> 00:59:04,945
persistence, quality, and strength
in a match or goal.
936
00:59:05,512 --> 00:59:10,450
And second, by extension:
a qualifying or final confrontation
937
00:59:10,517 --> 00:59:13,887
in which a stellar performance
by Leo Messi has been seen."
938
00:59:43,383 --> 00:59:44,918
All right. Okay.
939
00:59:47,120 --> 00:59:47,988
Okay.
940
00:59:52,759 --> 00:59:57,531
I am anxious to see it,
to see how everything is.
941
00:59:57,598 --> 01:00:01,502
I've been told some things,
but I haven't seen it.
942
01:00:01,568 --> 01:00:02,736
I have waited for this day
943
01:00:02,803 --> 01:00:06,907
and I'd like to be surprised
just like everyone else.
944
01:00:18,218 --> 01:00:24,758
When I was a child, I liked playing.
I never stopped.
945
01:00:24,825 --> 01:00:29,630
And no, I never dreamed
that all this would happen to me.
946
01:00:29,696 --> 01:00:33,000
Thank God it was bigger
than I could've ever dreamed.
947
01:00:51,185 --> 01:00:58,192
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to Messi10 by Cirque du Soleil!
948
01:01:21,014 --> 01:01:23,150
Every day I devoted myself to the day,
949
01:01:23,217 --> 01:01:25,853
and I gave as much as I could.
950
01:01:26,320 --> 01:01:28,722
So, I'm not afraid of something,
951
01:01:28,789 --> 01:01:32,693
I'm rather positive
and I want just to be consistent,
952
01:01:33,393 --> 01:01:36,296
and every day to add a little bit of it.
953
01:01:36,363 --> 01:01:38,398
That's my objective.
954
01:01:42,903 --> 01:01:45,305
When I start to walk forward to my role,
955
01:01:45,372 --> 01:01:47,708
I get scared of it, every time.
956
01:01:48,375 --> 01:01:50,644
When I get on the rope,
it's getting less,
957
01:01:50,711 --> 01:01:52,479
because now is the time on the rope.
958
01:01:52,546 --> 01:01:54,448
So at that moment,
959
01:01:54,515 --> 01:01:56,250
my mind is already empty.
960
01:01:56,316 --> 01:01:58,986
I couldn't hear anything.
I couldn't hear the music.
961
01:01:59,052 --> 01:02:01,655
I couldn't hear the applause
from the audience
962
01:02:01,722 --> 01:02:03,991
until the trick's finished,
963
01:02:04,291 --> 01:02:07,928
and then the sound
come back to me again, so...
964
01:02:19,039 --> 01:02:20,874
To be number ten is to make a difference.
965
01:02:22,876 --> 01:02:25,145
Look back,
see that the team is there...
966
01:02:26,980 --> 01:02:28,482
then go ahead.
967
01:02:33,620 --> 01:02:36,957
It's a long journey.
It's about trying your best
968
01:02:37,424 --> 01:02:38,625
to be the best.
969
01:02:51,638 --> 01:02:54,308
Really, really,
thank you from the bottom of my heart.
970
01:02:54,374 --> 01:02:56,710
I'm sure you've seen the response
from the crowd,
971
01:02:56,777 --> 01:03:00,247
and, like, they were saying,
the connection you had with the public,
972
01:03:00,314 --> 01:03:01,849
it was there for everyone to see.
973
01:03:01,915 --> 01:03:04,084
So I'm proud of you,
everybody's proud of you.
974
01:03:04,151 --> 01:03:05,252
Thank you so much.
975
01:03:05,619 --> 01:03:07,187
Go and enjoy yourself tonight,
976
01:03:07,254 --> 01:03:09,890
'cause you deserve every bit of that time.
Thank you.
977
01:03:09,957 --> 01:03:13,260
I just want to tell, today,
what I saw is some passionate people.
978
01:03:13,327 --> 01:03:16,029
I saw people who were looking
into the eyes of the audience.
979
01:03:16,363 --> 01:03:17,831
This is very, very important,
980
01:03:17,898 --> 01:03:21,435
and this is the sign
and the great DNA of the show.
981
01:03:21,768 --> 01:03:24,171
And you remembered one thing...
982
01:03:25,772 --> 01:03:28,609
when you cross this line
from the backstage to the stage,
983
01:03:29,376 --> 01:03:32,145
this is for your audience, and...
984
01:03:32,746 --> 01:03:36,049
Show that you're proud father and mothers
of your new little babies.
985
01:03:36,116 --> 01:03:37,317
So congratulations,
986
01:03:37,651 --> 01:03:39,453
love you,
and wish you a great, great tour.
987
01:03:55,169 --> 01:03:59,940
I had to change my life for football
and make decisions when I was young.
988
01:04:00,007 --> 01:04:03,010
I always fought for my dream.
989
01:04:03,076 --> 01:04:06,280
I was sure I wanted
to play football professionally.
990
01:04:06,346 --> 01:04:10,617
I did everything I could to get it,
and thank God I obtained it,
991
01:04:10,684 --> 01:04:12,986
but I had to leave several things behind.
992
01:04:13,053 --> 01:04:15,889
I left my country when I was 13,
my friends, and my family.
993
01:04:19,693 --> 01:04:24,264
I'm studying the strengths
and the incredible achievements of Messi.
994
01:04:24,932 --> 01:04:27,668
And in doing this
and building the show,
995
01:04:28,302 --> 01:04:31,572
I realized recently
that I've learnt a lot personally.
996
01:04:31,972 --> 01:04:34,975
Sometimes you think to yourself,
"Okay, I'm doing this as a concept,"
997
01:04:35,042 --> 01:04:39,046
but you start to analyse yourself as well
and you start to think to yourself,
998
01:04:39,379 --> 01:04:42,716
"What are my strengths and, you know,
how can I improve my strength?"
999
01:04:42,783 --> 01:04:44,351
And I realized during this project
1000
01:04:44,751 --> 01:04:47,120
I've grown as a stage director.
1001
01:04:47,187 --> 01:04:48,422
I've grown as a creator,
1002
01:04:48,488 --> 01:04:51,592
because as we're doing this,
Messi's still breaking records
1003
01:04:51,658 --> 01:04:54,561
and it's just showing me
that nothing is set.
1004
01:04:54,928 --> 01:04:58,131
And I just hope that I take
all of this knowledge that I've gained
1005
01:04:58,732 --> 01:05:00,100
to know what I can do next,
1006
01:05:00,167 --> 01:05:02,769
because this is a beacon
in my career right now.
79778
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